Tom Jamrog has been playing his Sonart accordion since he took lessons in the 4th grade at Anthony Imbriglio's accordion studio in Fall River, MA, when his mother bought him the accordion on time payments. He is teaching himself Polish and hopes to someday visit the old country. Tom also plays mandolin in the Rumi poetry recitation group, A Turning Night of Stars. He says he is retired, but it doesn't look that way.

Dwight Burtis is a musician who has played in classical, swing, jazz, funk, rock, zydeco, and blues bands. He brings this wealth of experiences and styles to the King Pirogi repertoire as their resident reed man. In addition to King Pirogi, Dwight holds down the Baritone Sax seat with the Monday Night Jazz Orchestra and Alto Sax with the Mid Coast Community Band. By day he is a Realtor with Jaret and Cohn Real Estate in the Rockland office.

Hank Lunn, lead singer and drummer, started playing music in '44 up in "The County." He has banged on his drums at Grange hall dances, bar mitzvahs, potato harvest flings, shivarees, barn raisings and the dance hall circuit from Millinocket to Madawaska. He's been playing Dixieland, jazz, and polka tunes since he moved to the Camden in the '60s. He currently plays with A Turning Night of Stars and All That Jazz in addition to King Pirogi.

Dave Kirkham started out playing folk music in high school in the '50s, playing mostly guitar. He evolved into bluegrass in the '60s, and played in a couple of Vinalhaven string bands in the '70s and '80s. "D" began with an electric bass in a blues band around 1990 and picked up a double bass in '97. D also plays with A Turning Night of Stars and explores jazz on the side.

Jake Thomas is a rare breed, a classically trained trumpet-playing accountant. He's a come-back player who picked his trumpet up again fifteen years ago while living in Baltimore, MD. Jake studied classical trumpet performance at the Peabody Conservatory and has played with many concert bands and quintets. He's involved with music and arts organizations and currently is comptroller at Northern Kingdom Music in Rockport.

After a brief hiatus, KP is now booking gigs for 2008 and beyond! Contact us today.